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Come rediscover Biblical Jerusalem! Located just outside the Old City walls, the City of David is in fact the historical Old City of Jerusalem, containing archeological remnants going back 4,000 years. Come see for yourself where it all began...

About Hezekiah's Tunnel - Siloam Tunnel

Come rediscover Biblical Jerusalem! Located just outside the Old City walls, the City of David is in fact the historical Old City of Jerusalem, containing archeological remnants going back 4,000 years. Come see for yourself where it all began...

I had no idea about this site but it was recommended by the local guides so i went. You can choose to go through the "dry tunnel" or "wet tunnel" and of course I picked the wet one as it sounded more exciting and real....More

Walking through the tunnel and seeing how it was cut from stone was fascinating. Built in the days before our current-day tools. A flashlight and water shoes are suggested.
Water was deep in places, up to about 3 feet.

We went into Hezekiah's tunnel (an aqueduct tunnel to bring water to the city) with our small group of 11 people. Some of the group members were a bit scared from being in a claustrophobic environment...but a lot of praying and singing got us through...More

We came here with high hopes after it was strongly recommended in the Lonely Planet Guide. Safe to say, our hopes were miserably crushed. Paying 28ILS each just to get in, we expected a bit of bang for our buck. The reality was some incredibly...More

Amazingly fun hiking through the water filled tunnel. But, things to know: (1) read up about it before you go as the information you are provided there is limited. (2) Bring a flashlight. No joke. This is critical. (3) It's a long hike with a...More

The City of David and the Tunnels are both a fascinating walk through history and despite my fairly extensive knowledge of the history of Jerusalem there was a lot of new information that I gleaned. City of David tour was very hot and the tunnels...More

I came to the tunnels with my partner a few days earlier and because of the crowds she did not want to do it as it was cramped/people pushing and in a hurry.
I went back by myself on a Friday morning at 9:30, there...More

We had heard a number of things about the tunnel and were unsure if we wanted to go in with our kids. I am 48 and my wife is 50 and we are in average physical shape.
A lot of the things that we had...More

Hi, visited City of David during the afternoon, so it opens during the daylight. In Hebrew, words starts from right to left, if you using translation software, it may have this mistake. Hope this helps.